| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) PF - John Gabel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Berry (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Reginald Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Ferraro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tibor Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Bess (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Rigoberto Bruno (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Tibor Zucker inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Drexel | Raymond Bess scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Reginald Brennan | 31-34 |
| 19:37 | VCU | Hugh Callanan's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Bess | 31-34 |
| 19:35 | Drexel | Raymond Bess grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 19:13 | Drexel | Raymond Bess can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-34 |
| 19:12 | Drexel | Reginald Brennan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:04 | Drexel | Raymond Bess can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 19:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to Dale Stevens | 31-34 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Robert Berry scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Gabel and he's fouled by Rigoberto Bruno - foul #2 on Rigoberto Bruno, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Robert Berry makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:33 | Drexel | Raymond Bess misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Gabel - foul #1 on John Gabel, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:33 | Drexel | Raymond Bess misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:33 | Drexel | Raymond Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:09 | VCU | Dale Stevens hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hugh Callanan and he's hacked by Nicholas Ferraro - foul #3 on Nicholas Ferraro, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vince Mowbray (SG) Nicholas Ferraro | |
| 18:09 | VCU | Dale Stevens makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:47 | Drexel | Tibor Zucker misses the floater from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Dale Stevens pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Vince Mowbray is called for the reach on Dale Stevens - foul #3 on Vince Mowbray, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Diego Nunez (SG) Vince Mowbray | |
| 17:12 | VCU | John Gabel makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Berry | 39-35 |
| 17:06 | Drexel | The pull-up jumper by Tibor Zucker is blocked by John Gabel | 39-35 |
| 17:05 | VCU | Hugh Callanan pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:03 | VCU | Reginald Brennan is called for the reach on Michael Naylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Brennan, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Mitchell (PF) John Gabel | |
| Subs | Drexel | Richard Mayville (PG), Guadalupe Lopez (C) Reginald Brennan, Rigoberto Bruno | |
| 16:58 | VCU | Joseph Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:56 | VCU | Robert Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:41 | VCU | Raymond Bess steps in front of the Michael Naylor pass | 39-35 |
| 16:23 | Drexel | Guadalupe Lopez hits a 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 16:15 | VCU | Robert Berry drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Stevens | 41-38 |
| 16:04 | Drexel | Raymond Bess misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 16:03 | Drexel | Richard Mayville tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Berry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Richard Mayville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SG - Diego Nunez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tibor Zucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Bess (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Guadalupe Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:49 | VCU | Hugh Callanan drills a shot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 15:24 | Drexel | Guadalupe Lopez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 15:22 | Drexel | Diego Nunez tips it home | 43-42 |
| 15:09 | VCU | Robert Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 15:07 | Drexel | Raymond Bess gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:53 | Drexel | Diego Nunez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Landers (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ira Thomas (SF), John Gabel (PF) Michael Naylor, Dale Stevens, Hugh Callanan, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | Drexel | Reginald Brennan (PG), Nicholas Ferraro (SG), Rigoberto Bruno (C) Tibor Zucker, Raymond Bess, Guadalupe Lopez | |
| 14:38 | VCU | Richard Mayville takes the ball from Ira Thomas | 43-42 |
| 14:21 | Drexel | Reginald Brennan clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 14:19 | Drexel | Richard Mayville hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Joseph Mitchell buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Landers | 45-44 |
| 13:48 | Drexel | Diego Nunez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 13:46 | Drexel | Diego Nunez hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 13:38 | VCU | John Gabel misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Diego Nunez - foul #2 on Diego Nunez, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Olson (C) Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drexel | Guadalupe Lopez (SF), Raymond Bess (PF) Diego Nunez, Richard Mayville | |
| 13:38 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:38 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:18 | Drexel | Jerry Landers is called for the reach on Reginald Brennan - foul #1 on Jerry Landers, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG) Jerry Landers | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 13:05 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-46 |
| 13:04 | VCU | Dale Stevens gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Ira Thomas hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Stevens | 49-46 |
| 12:39 | Drexel | Guadalupe Lopez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 12:37 | VCU | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:16 | VCU | Ira Thomas is fouled on the floor by Rigoberto Bruno - foul #3 on Rigoberto Bruno, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Naylor (PG), Hugh Callanan (SF), Robert Berry (C) John Jackson, Ira Thomas, Mark Olson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Tibor Zucker (SF), Richard Mayville (PF) Guadalupe Lopez, Raymond Bess | |
| 12:02 | VCU | Tibor Zucker denies the turnaround by John Gabel | 49-46 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Robert Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gabel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Berry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Reginald Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Ferraro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tibor Zucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Mayville (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rigoberto Bruno (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | VCU | Nicholas Ferraro steps in front of the Michael Naylor pass | 49-46 |
| 11:22 | Drexel | Tibor Zucker buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Ferraro | 49-48 |
| 11:08 | VCU | John Gabel blows the layup | 49-48 |
| 11:07 | Drexel | Richard Mayville pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:48 | Drexel | Nicholas Ferraro's pass is intercepted by Hugh Callanan | 49-48 |
| 10:23 | VCU | Hugh Callanan comes up short on the runner in the paint | 49-48 |
| 10:21 | Drexel | Richard Mayville pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:01 | Drexel | Nicholas Ferraro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (PF) Dale Stevens, John Gabel | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vince Mowbray (PG), Diego Nunez (SG), Raymond Bess (PF), Guadalupe Lopez (C) Reginald Brennan, Nicholas Ferraro, Richard Mayville, Rigoberto Bruno | |
| 09:46 | VCU | Robert Berry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Robert Berry grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 09:27 | VCU | John Jackson banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Naylor | 51-48 |
| 09:20 | Drexel | Guadalupe Lopez is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Guadalupe Lopez, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Mark Olson (C) Robert Berry | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 09:05 | VCU | Tibor Zucker steals it from Hugh Callanan | 51-48 |
| 09:01 | Drexel | Diego Nunez lays it in on a nice dish by Tibor Zucker | 51-50 |
| 08:50 | VCU | Vince Mowbray is called for the reach on Michael Naylor - foul #4 on Vince Mowbray, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG) Hugh Callanan | |
| Subs | Drexel | Reginald Brennan (PG), Nicholas Ferraro (SG) Vince Mowbray, Tibor Zucker | |
| 08:50 | VCU | Michael Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:50 | VCU | Michael Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:34 | Drexel | Guadalupe Lopez hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Dale Stevens snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Dale Stevens connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 08:04 | Drexel | Nicholas Ferraro misses the 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 08:02 | VCU | Joseph Mitchell grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Reginald Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Ferraro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Diego Nunez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Bess (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Guadalupe Lopez (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:45 | VCU | Michael Naylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Hugh Callanan (SF), Robert Berry (C) Michael Naylor, Mark Olson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vince Mowbray (PG), Tibor Zucker (SF), Rigoberto Bruno (C) Reginald Brennan, Nicholas Ferraro, Guadalupe Lopez | |
| 07:31 | Drexel | The short jumper by Diego Nunez is denied by Joseph Mitchell | 56-50 |
| 07:29 | VCU | Robert Berry gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 07:23 | VCU | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | VCU | John Gabel (PF) Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drexel | Richard Mayville (PG) Diego Nunez | |
| 06:54 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno is hacked by Robert Berry - foul #2 on Robert Berry, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Landers (PG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 06:33 | Drexel | Raymond Bess can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-50 |
| 06:32 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno tips it in | 56-52 |
| 06:11 | VCU | Jerry Landers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 06:09 | VCU | Robert Berry tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 06:03 | Drexel | Richard Mayville's layup is rejected by John Gabel | 58-52 |
| 06:01 | VCU | Robert Berry gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:47 | VCU | Robert Berry hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 58-52 |
| 05:45 | Drexel | Richard Mayville grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:16 | Drexel | Vince Mowbray clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 05:14 | VCU | Hugh Callanan grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:05 | VCU | John Gabel lays it up and in set up by Dale Stevens | 60-52 |
| 05:05 | Drexel | Drexel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Naylor (PG) Jerry Landers | |
| Subs | Drexel | Reginald Brennan (PG), Nicholas Ferraro (SG) Richard Mayville, Vince Mowbray | |
| 04:54 | Drexel | Reginald Brennan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Naylor - foul #2 on Michael Naylor, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| 04:54 | Drexel | Reginald Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:54 | Drexel | Reginald Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:43 | VCU | Dale Stevens hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Naylor and he's fouled by Reginald Brennan - foul #2 on Reginald Brennan, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| 04:43 | VCU | Dale Stevens makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:33 | Drexel | Raymond Bess makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-56 |
| 04:14 | VCU | Dale Stevens clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 04:13 | Drexel | Raymond Bess snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 03:53 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Berry - foul #3 on Robert Berry, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Mitchell (PF) John Gabel | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 03:53 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:53 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Naylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Stevens (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hugh Callanan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Berry (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Reginald Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Ferraro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tibor Zucker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Bess (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rigoberto Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | VCU | Dale Stevens blows the layup | 63-58 |
| 03:37 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Raymond Bess | 63-58 |
| 03:33 | Drexel | Reginald Brennan travels with the ball | 63-58 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (SG) Dale Stevens | |
| Subs | Drexel | Diego Nunez (SF), Richard Mayville (PF), Guadalupe Lopez (C) Tibor Zucker, Raymond Bess, Rigoberto Bruno | |
| 03:13 | VCU | Joseph Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:11 | Drexel | Diego Nunez snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 02:51 | Drexel | Diego Nunez makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Ferraro | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Dale Stevens (SG), John Gabel (PF) John Jackson, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drexel | Tibor Zucker (SF), Raymond Bess (PF), Rigoberto Bruno (C) Diego Nunez, Richard Mayville, Guadalupe Lopez | |
| 02:33 | VCU | Michael Naylor's fadeaway is rejected by Rigoberto Bruno | 63-60 |
| 02:31 | Drexel | Nicholas Ferraro grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 02:17 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno is fouled on the floor by Robert Berry - foul #4 on Robert Berry, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| 02:01 | Drexel | Raymond Bess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-60 |
| 01:35 | VCU | John Gabel drills a driving attempt from close range | 65-60 |
| 01:26 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno travels with the ball | 65-60 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Dale Stevens buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Callanan | 67-60 |
| 00:52 | Drexel | Tibor Zucker hits a jump hook from close range | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | VCU | John Gabel misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Brennan - foul #3 on Reginald Brennan, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| 00:26 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:26 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Drexel | Raymond Bess is hacked by John Gabel - foul #2 on John Gabel, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| 00:19 | Drexel | Raymond Bess makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:19 | Drexel | Raymond Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | VCU | Dale Stevens is hacked by Nicholas Ferraro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Ferraro, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), Joseph Mitchell (C) Michael Naylor, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:16 | VCU | Dale Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Dale Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:09 | Drexel | Raymond Bess misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:07 | Drexel | Rigoberto Bruno grabs the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Drexel | Nicholas Ferraro is fouled on the floor by Hugh Callanan - foul #3 on Hugh Callanan, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Naylor (PG), Robert Berry (C) John Jackson, Joseph Mitchell | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:04 | Drexel | Nicholas Ferraro misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | VCU | John Gabel snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 00:02 | VCU | John Gabel is hacked by Reginald Brennan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reginald Brennan, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | VCU | John Jackson (PG), Joseph Mitchell (C) Michael Naylor, Robert Berry | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:02 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:02 | VCU | John Gabel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Drexel | Reginald Brennan misses the fullcourt shot | 72-64 |